Coin-holder.



I'. VANDERVOORT.

GOIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED `AUG. 23. 1910.

Patented May 9, 1911.

W/NESSES.'

ATTORNEYS o.. wAsmNcToN. n. c.

SATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREEGIFT VANDERVOORT, OF CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS.

COIN-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1911.

T o all whom "z may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnncurr VANDER- voon'r, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Carrizo Springs, in the county of Dimmit andState of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Coin-Holder, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in coin holders of a typeadapted to hold a plurality of coins of a given size, so as toconstitute a package of a given value.

Various forms of holders have been designed, in which a peripheralsheet-metal Wall has been employed, open along one longitudinal edge toreceive the coins. In holders of this character, it has been necessaryto provide some form of end wall to prevent the coins from slipping out,inasmuch as coins of the same dimensions will vary slightly in diameterdependent upon whether they are new or old. If the older and thereforesmaller coins be at the ends of the columns, a cylindrical wall will notretain them in position.

The primary object of my invention is to simplify the construction byeliminating` the end Walls, but at the same time ell'cctively retainingthe coins in position.

A further object of my invention is to facilitate the spreading of theholder at the time the coins are inserted.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in Which- Figure l is aperspective view of my improved holder and spreader ready for thereception of a column of coins; Fig. 2 is a perspective View of theholder filled with coins; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the holder andspreader, the latter being ready for engagement with the former; andFig. i is a transverse section through the holder, showing the latterheld open by the spreader.

In my improved construction, I form the holder of a piece of springmetal bent to substantially cylindrical form to constitute a peripheralWall. The length ot' the wall is dependent on the number oli' coinswhich it is desired to retain, and the peripheral diameter is, ofcourse, dependent on the denomination of the coins for which the holderis designed. The adjacent edges of the metal are rolled or bent backupon themselves to l form two beads ll, 11, which not only prevent theedge ot' the metal from cutting the person, but also provide effectivemeans for the insertion of the spreader, as hereinafter pointed out.

The most important feature of my improved holder has to do with theretaining of the coins against longitudinal displacement. It some ot'the coins are worn more than the others, they-will be of slightlysmaller diameter, and the larger coins, it' they be at the center of thecolunm, will hold the peripheral wall spread to such an cxtent that itcannot retain worn coins at the ends ot' the column. In my improvedconstruction, I very slightly contract the pcripheral wall at each end,so as to form an imvardly-directed llange 12, shown on a somewhatenlarged scale in Figs. 3 and et. This contracting, in actual practice,is so slight as to be hardly noticeable, but at the same time, it equalsin amount the difierence in diameter between a new coin and a coin wornto the maximum extent. `With a column of coins in place in the holder,the very slightly contracted ends will retain the outermost coins, eventhough the latter loe smaller than some ot the illtermediate coins. Avery slight spreading apart of the beaded edges ll, 1l, will permit theentire column to be removed intact.

For retaining the holder in open position during the insertion of coins,I employ a spreader, also formed of a piece of spring metal 13. Thisspreader is preferably of thicker metal and of greater resiliency thanthe holder, and is preferably of substantially the same length as theholder. The free edges of the spreader are provided with concave beads14, let, ,adapted to receive the beaded edges 11, ll of the holder, asis illustrated particularly in Figs. l and 4. The edges of the spreaderdo not extend into the holder to a sulficient extent to interfere withthe coins, but do extend slightly beyond the centers of the beads, sothat they will remain in position until manually displaced. Theresiliency of the spreader is such that its At'ree edges normally tendt0 separate, and when inserted between the edges of the holder, separatethe latter, so that a column ot coins 15 may be readily dropped intoposition in the holder. The lo 'er oud of the holder may rest on thetable, as indicated in Fig. l, and the holder be filled flush with theupper ends.

The holder may conveniently be held inthe left hand while the coins areinserted with the right hand, and the spreader may then be pulled outwith the right hand, leaving the complete package of coins,which may bepicked up Withoutliability of the coins slipping out at the lower ends.To facilitate the insertion of the spread-er into the empty holder, thecorners of the spreader may be cut away, as indicated in F ig. 3. Theholder and spreader may then be moved longitudinally relatively to eachother, while the edges lt are pressed toget-her. The spreader may thenbe released, and it will operate to automatically separate the edges ofthe holder.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent z- 1. A coin holder having a cylindrical body portionopen along one side for its entire length and formed oi sheet metal,said body being open 'at its ends and the peripheral wall being curvedinward at its ends to slightly contract the said ends, and a spreaderhaving members for engaging the edges of the'holder at said side openingto separate said edges.

2. A coin holder, having a cylindrical resilient sheet metal bodyportion, the opposite edges of the sheet metal forming said body portionbeing beaded and disposed adjacent each other but movable relatively toeach other, and a spreader formed of resilient material and adapted tobe inserted between said edges for slightly separating the same andpermitting the insertion of a column of coins through the end of theholder. Y

3. A coin holder, having a cylindrical resilient sheet metal bodyportion, the oppo-` site edges of the sheet metal Jforming said bodyportion being beaded and disposed adjacent each other but movablerelatively to each other, and a spreader for slightly separating saidedges and permitting the insertion of a column of coinsv through the endof the holder, said body portion being Y open at its ends, and the sheetmetal peripheral wall being` slightly contracted at each end.

4. A coin holder, having a peripheralresilient sheet metal body portionopen at its ends, the peripheral wall of said body being slightlycontracted at each end, and a spreader also formed of resilient sheetmetal and having concave beads adjacent its free edges for insertionbetween the free edges Y of the metal forming the body portion, forspreading the latter apart' and permitting the insertion of a column ofcoins in the ends of the body portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

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Witnesses Gr. T. SPEER, WM. H. DAVIS.

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Washington, D. C.

